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Countries in the world solve their issues (no matter how grave they are) by mutual Dialogue and Discussion . Why is this not possible in Pakistan?

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How to improve students’ reading skills in primary school with constructivism paradigm?
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  • Wei LiWei Li
I am currently studying educational paradigms and I am interested in Constructivist.
Based on the study of the educational paradigms, I believe that this paradigm has profound enlightenment, guidance and practice not only for educational research but also for my own teaching design. Here are my three reasons:
The constructivist paradigm is derived from hermeneutics (Clegg & Slife, 2009), which attaches importance to understanding each person's life experience and the complex world composed of these experiences from each person's perspective. Its axiology holds that constructivism provides a balanced expression of value. The formation of such axiology and concept has far-reaching guiding significance to teaching design. Taking my Chinese teaching experience as an example, a successful teaching design should meet the cognitive needs of all students to the greatest extent possible. In class, teachers should not only interact with a few enthusiastic and bold students who are willing to share their ideas, but also take care of the differences between different students as much as possible and provide and create a fair, free and open learning situation for them. For example, at the beginning of a project, teachers who want to conduct research or better tap into student involvement and enthusiasm can use the Padlet or Mentimeter to collect ideas or brainstorm ideas. In the process of the project, the use of these interactive platforms can also help teachers understand students' understanding and grasp the situation, and such an open platform also weakens students' psychological concerns, so that the dialogue between students and teachers and students is more equal and calm.
The epistemology of constructivism paradigm is the interactive link between researchers and participants. In view of this, my understanding is as follows: Constructivism believes that students acquire knowledge not through unilateral teaching by teachers, but in a certain context, with the help of others, that is, through the process of meaning construction through interpersonal cooperation. My experience in Chinese teaching, for example, in under the guidance and influence of this paradigm, the main body of the language classroom dominated by teachers in traditional teaching and at the core of the classroom to explain a classical background, meaning and thought, change is the main body of the classroom for students, they are no longer by the object of knowledge, but in the teacher's assistance and guidance, To explore the situation is to look up materials and watch videos to understand the writing background and life story of the poet; to collaborate is to cooperate with a group or peer to complete a certain goal of poetry research; to develop conversation is to carry out classroom discussion and communication between teachers and students, and finally form their own cognitive process of this poem.
The research of constructivism paradigm is usually nonlinear. In the process of research, the purpose and research questions may change as we know more about the environment and participants. The core of education is people-oriented, so no matter education research, teaching reform or the implementation of teaching links can not be separated from the focus on learning objects. My experience in Chinese teaching, for example, in this paradigm, and under the influence of the guidance of the teacher and prepare for the design of a class is no longer confined to their own ideas, but based on students of the class learning, and in the process of classroom teaching and flexible to control the content of the inquiry learning (rather than the scripted lesson plan how to design is how to teach). In a real teaching environment, students are the subjects of the classroom, and their answers and feedback often bring teachers inspiration, surprise and challenge. At this time, if teachers can timely guide students and build scaffolding for them to explore, and help them to carry out personalized exploration activities, learners will get more lasting learning significance.
Currently I am beginning research on different methods and strategies on how to improve students’ reading skills in primary school. If I want to use the research methods of constructivism to carry out this research, do you have any good suggestions or relevant materials or articles to recommend? I look forward to your reply.

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